[aklug] Re: Converting to Virtualbox

Leif Sawyer wrote:
> Mike Barsalou writes:
>> I'm starting to look into converting from my vmplayer image=20
>> to a virtualbox image.
>> =20
>> If anyone has had experience at doing this, I'd love to hear=20
>> what sort of problems you might have run into.
>> =20
>> I found some conversion docs, and it looks relatively straightforward.
>> =20
>>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/Switching_From_VMWare_To_Vi
> rtualBox:_.vmdk_To_.vdi_Using_Qemu_+_VdiTool
>> =20
>
> I've converted a couple of VM's that way without any issues.
>
> There's one caveat, and that's Windows. I don't know if the other
> flavours have the same issue, but XP has a fun time with the AGP driver
> deciding that it doesn't like migrating from one VM to another (or from
> Iron to a VM) and will lock everything up.
>
> There's mention of it in that article, and it can be a tricky SOB to
> finally get cleaned up, depending on your install.
>
> I -tried- to migrate my XP vmware over to virtual box, but ended up
> just staying with VM as it wasn't worth the multiple days of hassling.
> ---------

I've had a similar experience with Windows , Vmware, and VirtualBox. I
ended up installing windows in VirtualBox instead of moving it over from
VMWare - Windows on VirtualBox after the migration wouldn't boot on
account of changed devices, etc.

however, VirtualBox runs really nice now, and I have all the windows
apps I need ( MS Communicator) right on my desktop.

Adam
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Received on Mon Aug 18 09:18:41 2008